Originally Posted by Bob Edwards On 4th August 1914 at 11pm Britain declared war on Germany and the British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey made the famous remark: “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time”. Everyone in the UK is invited to take part in 'Lights Out' by turning off their lights from 10pm to 11pm on Monday 4 August, leaving ...